1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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The 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina, played at Charlotte Coliseum. A total of 63 games were played.
Season | 1993–94 | ||||
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Teams | 64 | ||||
Finals site | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||
Champions | Arkansas Razorbacks (1st title, 1st title game, 5th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Duke Blue Devils (7th title game, 11th Final Four) | ||||
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Winning coach | Nolan Richardson (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Corliss Williamson (Arkansas) | ||||
Attendance | 578,007 | ||||
Top scorer | Khalid Reeves ( points) | ||||
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The Final Four consisted of Arkansas, making their fifth trip and first since 1990, Arizona, Florida, making their first ever trip, and Duke, making their sixth trip in the last seven tournaments.
In the national championship game, Arkansas defeated Duke by a score of 76–72 and won their first ever national championship.